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Mister Monkey : A Novel by Francine Prose (2016, Hardcover) 1st Edition
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- Seller Notes
- Type
- Novel
- ISBN
- 9780062397836
- Book Title
- Mister Monkey : a Novel
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- General, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 16.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Mister Monkey -a screwball children's musical about a playfully larcenous pet chimpanzee-is the kind of family favorite that survives far past its prime. Margot, who plays the chimp's lawyer, knows the production is dreadful and bemoans the failure of her acting career. She's settled into the drudgery of playing a humiliating part-until the day she receives a mysterious letter from an anonymous admirer . . . and later, in the middle of a performance, has a shocking encounter with Adam, the twelve-year-old who plays the title role. Francine Prose's effervescent comedy is told from the viewpoints of wildly unreliable, seemingly disparate characters whose lives become deeply connected as the madcap narrative unfolds. There is Adam, whose looming adolescence informs his interpretation of his role; Edward, a young audience member who is candidly unimpressed with the play; Lakshmi, the musical's costume designer, who imagines herself the heroine of her own production; Ray, the author of the novel on which the musical is based, who witnesses one of the most awkward first dates in literature; and even the eponymous Mister Monkey, the Monkey God himself. With her trademark wit and verve, Prose touches on everything from the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin to the absurdity of child-raising in contemporary Brooklyn, and eventually delves into some of humanity's most profound mysteries: art, ambition, childhood, aging, and love. Startling, captivating, Mister Monkey is a breathtaking novel from a writer at the height of her craft.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062397834
ISBN-13
9780062397836
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219641042
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mister Monkey : a Novel
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
General, Coming of Age, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3566.R68m57 2016
Reviews
Prose deftly manages the delicate balance of the comic novel, presenting humor and absurdity without sacrificing the humanity of her characters…A fairly breezy read with hidden, and not so hidden, depths., Prose is at her consummate, canny best in this superbly incisive comedy of errors, a cleverly choreographed relay in which each character subtly passes the narrating baton on to the next, and what a beguiling and bedeviled cast this is! ... Each character's inner soliloquy is saturated with yearning and profound spiritual inquiries as the silly play covertly evokes questions about truth and lies, evolution and extinction, and how we care for each other and the world. Prose is resplendent in this exceptionally keen, artistic, funny, empathic, and intricate dance of longing and coincidence., Expertly constructed, MISTER MONKEYH is so fresh and new it's almost giddy, almost impudent with originality. Tender and artful, Prose's 15th novel is a sophisticated satire, a gently spiritual celebration of life, a dark and thoroughly grim depiction of despair, a screwball comedy, a screwball tragedy. . . . It's gorgeous and bright and fun and multi-faceted, carrying within it the geological force of the ages. It's a book to be treasured. It's that good. It's that funny. It's that sad. It's that deceptive and deep., With her customary sure hand, veteran novelist Prose trains various points of view on the shabby dramatization of a popular children's book…Wickedly funny and sharply observant, in the author's vintage manner, with a warmth that softens the satire just enough., Francine Prose has made something so original with Mister Monkey, her dizzying Ferris wheel of a novel, that it boggles the lucky reader's mind. Besides making me laugh out loud, its earned warmth & yes its effortless insight into the madness of the human heart creates pure delight. Francine Prose's best novel.
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2016-013864
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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